Ella Rutherford

Ella Rutherford
	Rutherford playing for Charlton Athletic W.F.C. in October 2021
Personal information
Full name	Ella Melanie Rutherford
Date of birth	28 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sidcup, England
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Ipswich Town
Number	19
Youth career
2011–2017	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2018	Millwall
2018–2020	Bristol City
2019	→ Crystal Palace (loan)
2020	→ Leicester City (loan)
2020–2024	Charlton Athletic
2024–	Ipswich Town
International career‡
0000	England U15
2016	England U16
2016–2017	England U17
2019	England U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:50, 10 July 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:50, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Ella Melanie Rutherford (born 28 April 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Ipswich Town.^[2]

Club career

Millwall Lionesses

Rutherford spent most of her youth career at Millwall's Centre of Excellence, playing for Millwall's youth teams.^[3] Rutherford made her senior debut at 16 playing for Millwall Lionesses during the 2017 FA WSL 2 Spring Series. She finished the Spring Series as joint top scorer for the Lionesses with three goals in six appearances and was named the club's Young Player of the Year.^[4]^[5] During the following 2017–18 season she was named an FA WSL 2 Breakout Star.^[6]

Bristol City

In July 2018, Rutherford left Millwall alongside a raft of other players as the club faced financial difficulties. After a trial with Arsenal,^[7] Rutherford signed with Bristol City.^[8] Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rutherford went on loan to FA Women's Championship team Crystal Palace.^[9] On 6 January 2020, Rutherford joined FA Women's Championship team Leicester City on loan until the end of the season.^[10]

International career

Rutherford has represented England at the under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.^[11]

Personal life

Rutherford is in a relationship with social media personality GK Barry.^[12]

References

^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Rutherford Signs for Town". 17 July 2024.
^ "Millwall scheme a roaring success with SCL". 15 May 2017.
^ "Ella Rutherford Signs Two Year Contract".
^ "Lionesses Award Stars". 31 May 2017.
^ "FA WSL: 2018 in review". 23 May 2018.
^ "Arsenal to give England U18 forward trial". 5 August 2018.
^ "City Women Land Rutherford from Millwall Lionesses". 14 August 2018.
^ "Palace [Women] make two more signings with Rutherford & Hurley joining". www.cpfc.co.uk.
^ "Rutherford Signs for Leicester". www.lcwfc.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Six Millwall Lionesses receive international call-ups".
^ Devine, Kenzi (12 August 2024). "England footballer Ella Rutherford 'confirms' relationship with GK Barry". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

External links

[1] "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

[2] "Rutherford Signs for Town". 17 July 2024.

[3] "Millwall scheme a roaring success with SCL". 15 May 2017.

[4] "Ella Rutherford Signs Two Year Contract".

[5] "Lionesses Award Stars". 31 May 2017.

[6] "FA WSL: 2018 in review". 23 May 2018.

[7] "Arsenal to give England U18 forward trial". 5 August 2018.

[8] "City Women Land Rutherford from Millwall Lionesses". 14 August 2018.

[9] "Palace [Women] make two more signings with Rutherford & Hurley joining". www.cpfc.co.uk.

[10] "Rutherford Signs for Leicester". www.lcwfc.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[11] "Six Millwall Lionesses receive international call-ups".

[12] Devine, Kenzi (12 August 2024). "England footballer Ella Rutherford 'confirms' relationship with GK Barry". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

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